mortification

英 [ˌmɔːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn]

美 [ˌmɔːrtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn]

n.  屈辱感;窘迫感

复数：mortifications　

GRE医学

BNC.33402 / COCA.28228

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 屈辱感;窘迫感
  Mortificationis a strong feeling of shame and embarrassment.
  1. The chairman tried to disguise his mortification.
     主席试图掩饰自己的窘迫。

英英释义

noun

• (Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself)
• an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect
  1. he had to undergo one humiliation after another
  Synonym:humiliation
• strong feelings of embarrassment
  Synonym:chagrinhumiliation
• the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
  Synonym:necrosisgangrenesphacelus

双语例句

• He was wallowing in mortification.
  他却尽在羞愧的圈子里打滚。
• Has it not preached in the place of these, charity and poverty, celibacy and mortification of the flesh, monastic life and Mother Church?
  它不是提倡用行善和求乞、独身和禁欲、修道和礼拜来代替这一切吗？
• Jeanie followed in patience, and with her eyes fixed on the ground, that she might save herself the mortification of seeing her companion's absurdities.
  珍妮耐心地跟着她，两眼盯住地面，免得瞧见伴侣的滑稽相心里懊恼。
• If asked to write a memo, those unjustly wronged and persecuted might write The Story of Mortification or The Story of Indignation.
  假如要写回忆的话，当时在运动里受冤枉、挨批斗的同志们也许会来一篇《记屈》或《记愤》。
• The chairman tried to disguise his mortification.
  主席试图掩饰自己的窘迫。
• I don't really want to spend the weekend working, but as they say, a little mortification of the flesh is good for the soul.
  我真的不想在周末工作，不过正如他们说的，一点肉体的苦行对灵魂有好处。
• Elizabeth did all she could to shield him from the frequent notice of either, and was ever anxious to keep him to herself, and to those of her family with whom he might converse without mortification;
  伊丽莎白为了不让达西受到这些人的纠缠，便竭力使他跟她自己谈话，跟她家里那些不会使他受罪的人谈话。
• Modified Tone of the Mortification Literature& Discuss the love poem of Wenjie
  禁欲文学的变声&论闻捷爱情诗歌的美学高度
• The niyamas ( observances) are purity, contentment, mortification, study and devotion to God.
  精进是纯净、满足、苦行、研读和敬神。
• Manager: ah! The famous Monsieur poirot. I grovel in mortification, I grovel!
  乔德利：啊，著名的波洛先生，我未免太失敬了，失敬了。